Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Once there was a rich man named Chulong．

One day, he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange________with beautiful feathers and sweet voice in a tree．Chulong________ went near the tree and caught the bird, which he thought he could________and get lots of money．

“Don’t think about making money through me!” said the bird, “________will buy me, because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.” Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered(使…成为泡影)．He became angry and wanted to________the bird for the meat.

Then the________ bird suggested, “Well, set me free．In return I shall teach you________simple but useful rules, which can do good to you.”

Chulong didn’t believe the bird________ , and he was afraid that the bird would fly away．However, the bird________it would keep its word(守信)．Chulong wanted to take a risk．He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree．It became________again.

Chulong asked, “Now teach me the rules.” “Certainly,” said the birD．

Then the bird taught Chulong the________ : The first rule is Never believe everything others say．The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have．The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand.

“You silly bird,” shouted Chulong, “These rules are known to everyone．You ________me.”

But the bird said, “Today, you had me in your hand, but you threw me away．You believed all that I said． And you are sad about not having me．Though the rules are simple, you have never them．Now have you got the________of the rules? Just sit down and think for a while.” With these words, the bird________and disappeared from his sight．

1.A． cat         B． bird        C． panda         D． monkey

2.A． proudly     B． freely      C． slowly        D． weakly

3.A． eat         B． study       C． draw          D． sell

4.A． Nobody      B． Somebody    C． Anybody       D． Everybody

5.A． find        B． borrow      C． smell         D． kill

6.A． busy        B． helpful     C． clever        D． lucky

7.A． three       B． four        C． five          D． six

8.A． for ever    B． later on    C． at first      D． at last

9.A． promised    B． remembered  C． guessed       D． hoped

10.A． ugly       B． beautiful   C． lazy          D． hard-working

11.A． songs      B． languages   C． rules         D． skills

12.A． cheated(欺骗)B． helped    C． found         D． forgot

13.A． knew         B． heard     C． realized      D． followed

14.A． history      B． value    C． reason       D． connection

15.A． woke up      B． fell down C． flew away    D． held on

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

1.1】答案：B解析过程：此题考查名词。根据下文Chulong went near the tree and caught the bird,可知选bird

2.2】答案：C解析过程：此题考查副词。A． proudly骄傲地 B． freely 自由地 C． slowly慢慢地D． weakly虚弱地，无力地。本句提到要捉鸟，所以慢慢地靠近树。

3.3】答案：D解析过程： A． eat 吃；B． study 学习； C． draw 画；D． sell 卖。由后文想赚钱可 知选D

4.4】答案：A解析过程：此题考查复合不定代词。A． Nobody 没有人； Somebody某人；C． Anybody 任何人D． Everybody 所有人

根据后文because, in imprisonment (监禁), I lose my beauty and sweet voice.”可知没有人会买这样的鸟所以选A

5.5】答案：D解析过程：此题考查动词。A． find 找到；B． borrow 借 ；C． smell闻起来； D． kill 杀死由本句中for the meat.可知是想杀鸟吃肉。故选D

6.答案：C解析过程：此题考查形容词。 A． busy 忙碌的；B． helpful 有帮助的；C． clever聪明的；D． lucky幸运的。小鸟提出建议，最终重获自由。可知小鸟很聪明。故选C

7.答案：A解析过程：此题考查根据语境选择数词的能力。由本文第七段可知是3条规则。

8.答案：C解析过程：此题考查词义辨析 A． for ever永远； B． later on后来； C． at first 起初；D． at last最后由下文However, the bird 44 it would keep its word(守信)．He set the bird free可知起初并不愿意放走小鸟。故选C

9.9】答案：A解析过程：此题考查动词。A． promised答应，许诺； B． remembered记得；C． guessed猜 D． hoped希望 。由下文可知小鸟保证信守承诺，Chulong才决定放了它。故选A

10.10】答案：B解析过程：此题考查形容词A． ugly丑陋的； B． beautiful漂亮的C． lazy懒惰的D． hard-working 勤劳的 。again表示“又，再”结合第二段with beautiful feathers and sweet voice in a tree. 故选B

11.11】答案：C解析过程：此题考查名词。由下文可知本段主要讲三条规则，故选C

12.12】答案：A解析过程：此题考查动词。A． cheated(欺骗) ； B． helped帮助；C． found发现；D． forgot忘记。由前文These rules are known to everyone.Chulong认为这是众所周知的规则，所以认定小鸟骗了他。

13.13】答案：D解析过程：此题考查动词。 A． knew 知道；B． heard 听见；C． realized意识到；D． followed遵守，跟随。由前文Though the rules are simple，表转折。虽然规则简单，但是Chulong却没有遵守。故选D

14.14】答案：B解析过程：此题考查名词。 A． history历史； B． value价值；C． reason理由；D． connection 连接，关系。本句句意应为：选择你明白规则的价值了吗？故选B

15.15】答案：C解析过程：此题考查动词短语。A． woke up醒来；B． fell down摔倒；C． flew away 飞走；D． held on 稍等。由后文可知小鸟飞走了，消失在他的视线中。故选C